WCCI 2016-18: Alexey Gasparyan (ARM)

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Alexey Gasparyan
10th WCCT
2018
17-20th Place

1. f7! Kxf7 1... f1=Q 2. f8=Q Kxh6 3. Qh8! = 2. Ng5+ Kg8! 2... Kg6 3. h7 f1=Q 4. h8=Q = 3. h7+! Kh8

Thematic try: 4. Rb4? Be8+! 5. Kxe8 f1=Q 6. Rb8 Qf4 7. Rc8 Qxg5! 8. hxg5 g1=Q

Position B

9. g6 Qxg6+ -+

Solution: 4. Rc4! Be8+! 5. Kxe8 g1=Q 6. Rc8 Qxg5! 7. hxg5 f1=Q

Position A

8. g6 Qa6 9. Rb8 Qd6 10. Rc8 Qa6 11. Rb8 positional draw - perpetual threat of checkmate

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Alexey Gasparyan
Zinchuk-80 MT
2018
3rd Honourable Mention

White wins

1. d8=N+! Ke7 1... Kd5 2. b6+ Bc5 3. Qa2+ +- 2. Qc7+! Qd7 3. Qxd7+ Kxd7 4. bxc6+! Ke8! 4... Kxd8 5. c7+ +- 5. c7! Be7+ 6. Kh6 6. Kf5? Rxf4+ = 6... Bf8+ 7. Kxh7 Re7+ 8. Kh8! Nxf4 8... Rxc7 9. Bxc7 +- 9. Bb5+ Rd7 10. Nf7!! 10. c8=Q? Ng6+ 11. Kg8 Ne7+ = 10... Ng6+ 11. Kh7! Ne7 11... Kxf7 12. c8=Q +- 12. Nd6#

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Alexey Gasparyan
V.Sosiura-120 MT
2nd Commendation

Draw

1. Qb8! 1. Qe1? Qd7 2. g6 d2 3. Qe4 Qh3+ 4. Kg5 Qxg3+ 5. Kh6 Bc6! 6. Rxc6 Qf4+ -+ 1... Qh4+! 1... Qd7 2. g6! Qh3+ 3. Kg5 = 2. gxh4 Bxb8 3. Rf3! 3. Rf5? Bd6! 4. Rd5 Bf8+ 5. Kh5 f5+ 6. g6 Kg7 -+ 3... d2 3... Be5 4. Rxd3 f5 5. g6 Bf4+ 6. Kh5 Bb5 7. Rd8+ Kg7 8. Rd2! Bxd2 stalemate; 3... Bb5 4. Rf5 Bc6 5. Rf6 Be4 6. Rxf7 Bd6 7. g6 d2 8. Rh7+ Kg8 9. Rg7+ Kf8 10. Rf7+ Ke8 11. Rf1 = 4. Rd3 Be5 5. Rxd2 5. Rd8 Bg7+ 6. Kh5 Kh7 7. Rxd2 f5+ 8. g6+ Bxg6+ 9. Kg5 Bh6+ -+ 5... f5! 6. g6 Bf4+ 7. Kh5 Kg7 7... Bxd2 stalemate

8. Rd7+! Kf6 8... Bxd7 stalemate 9. Rf7+! Bxf7 10. gxf7 Kxf7 stalemate

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Alexey Gasparyan
Chess Olympiad
- draw study section -
2018
3rd Commendation

Draw (Cooked?)

1. b8=Q Rg8+! 1... Rh8+ 2. Kc7 Rxb8 3. Bxd5 Re8 4. Bxe4 = 2. Kc7 Rc1+! 2... Rxb8 3. Bxd5 Re8 4. Bc6 (4. Bxe4? Rc1+ 5. Bc6 fxe3 6. Ne2 Rc2 -+) 4... Reh8 (cook: 4... Rh7! -+) 5. Bxe4 Re1 6. b7! Rxe3 7. Bd5 Rd3 8. Nc6+ = 3. Nc6+! Bxc6 4. f6+! 4. Qxg8? Bd5+ 5. Kb8 Bxg8 -+ 4... Kxf6 4... Kf7 5. Qxg8+ Kxg8 6. Bxc6 fxe3 7. b7 Rb1 8. Bd5+! Kf8 9. Bc4 = 5. Qxg8 Bd5+!

6. Bc6!! 6. Kd6? Bxg8 -+ 6... Rxc6+ 6... Bxg8 7. b7 Rb1 8. Bxe4 = 7. Kd7 Bxg8 8. Kxc6 fxe3! 8... Ke5 9. Kc5 Bd5 10. exf4+ Ke6 11. f5+ Ke5 12. f6 Ke6 13. f7 =; 8... f3 9. b7 f2 10. b8=Q f1=Q 11. Qd8+ Kg7 12. Qg5+/Qe7+ Kh8 13. Qe5+ = 9. b7 e2 10. b8=Q e1=Q 11. Qd8+! 11. Qf4+? Kg6 12. Qg4+ Kh6! -+ 11... Ke5 12. Qd6+ Kf5 13. Qf8+ Kg4 14. Qxg8+ Kf3 15. Qf7+ Ke3 16. Qb3+ Kf2 17. Qf7+ perpetual check

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Alexey Gasparyan
5th UAPA Ty
2017
4th Honourable Mention

Draw

1. Ne5! 1. Ng5? Nxd2 2. Bxd2 Bf2! 3. Kf5 g1=Q 4. Nf3+ Kg2 5. Nxg1 h2 6. Ne2 h1=Q -+ 1... Nxd2! 1... Nd4 2. exf4! = 2. Ng4+! Kh1 3. Bxd2 Bxe3! 4. Nxe3! g1=Q 5. Bf3+! Kh2 6. Nf1+! 6. Ng4+? Kg3 -+ 6... Qxf1 7. Bxf4+

7... Kg1 8. Be3+ Kh2 9. Bf4+ perpetual check

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Alexey Gasparyan
5th FIDE World Cup
2017
- correction -

White wins

1. Bg7+! Rxg7 2. hxg7 Bc5+! 3. b6! Bxb6+ 4. Kxb6 Qb1+ 5. Ka7! 5. Bb5? Bxb5 6. g8=Q (6. Rb4 Qxb4 7. Nd5+ Kxg7 =) 6... Bd7+! 7. Kc5 Qc1+ 8. Rc4 Qa3+ perpetual check 5... Kxg7 6. Rd7+! 6. Nxe8+? Kf8 = 6... Kf6 6... Bxd7 7. exd7 Qd1 8. d8=Q! (8. Ne6+? Kf7 9. d8=Q Qg1+ 10. Kb8 Kxe6 =) 8... Qxd8 9. Ne6+ +- 7. Nxe8+ Kxe6 8. Bc8! Qg1+ 9. Kb7! Thematic try: 9. Kb8? Qg5! = mutual zugzwang 9... Qg2+! 10. Kc7! Qg5 11. Kb8!!

mutual zugzwang

11... Kf5 11... e4 12. Ra7+/b7+ 12... Ke5 13. Ra5+ +- 12. Rd4# Switchback

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